Sad-iron.



J. W. FERGUSON.

SAD IRON. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, l9l5.

1,168,616. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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n H' M TE PATENT m n JOHN; w. FERGUSON, I or ,BLOOMFIELID, New JERSEY.

- SAD-IRON.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN T. FERGUSON, acitizen of the United States,-residing at Bloomfield, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference markedthere on, forming a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to hollow, self-heating sad-irons, in whichcharcoal,carbon, etc, is used for fuel. V i 7 1 Its main objects are toproperly control the draft,.and provide suitable meansfor preventingtheashes which accumulate in the iron, from falling upon and soiling thework. y

A further object of my invention is to provide a stand or holder for theiron, which is designed,-and by means of which, the proper burning ofthefuel is assured. I

The lnvention is fully described in the following specification, inwhich the acconr;

panying drawings form a part, and in which separate parts of myinvention are designated by suitable reference characters in each oftheviews, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improvediron and stand or rest, the iron being placed on said stand in'aninclined position, in order that the air will readily pass through theopenings in the rear wall of the iron and out throughthe flue in thefront of the iron, by reason of the flue near the front of the ironbeing so much higher than the openings in the rear wall of the iron, andalso to permit the ashes which may accumulate to have a naturaltendencyto pass over the base of the body of the iron into the ash receptacle.where they will be caught and prevented from falling out by theremovable cover. Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of the iron. Fig. 3represents a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken on linesac-m of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction indicated by thearrow: andFig. 1- represents a pers ective view of the inclined stand or restwithout the iron.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals. 1 represents the bodyof the sad iron. which. as usual. is hollow. to receive the fuel byWhich it is he ted. For the purpose Specification of e e Fatented Jan.18,191 6.

Application filed. May 28, 19.15. Serial 30,894.

of han the fuel away from the sides or able device 2 having anapproximately ar-- cuate flange 3, said flange curving inwardly anddownwardly, toprovide a flue 1-, which extends clear across the rearwall of the.

body and" along the side walls thereof, and

terminates ata point adjacent the forward end of the body. The flange 3terminates a short distance from the inner face of the body 1, toprovide apassage 5 through which may emerge the draft from the flue 1from. three sides of the fuel, wherebyto provide for. a ready combustionof the charcoal within the iron. I

The base of the body 1 extends beyond the rear wall of the body, and isprovided with an integral flange 6, the, same extending upwardly fromth'ebase of the body, along the sides and curving upwardly in the reartoprovide an ash receptacle 7 located adjacent the opening 8, whereby anyashes wh ch may come out through the opening 8 will-be caught by saidreceptao'le and will be prevented from falling upon the article beingironed, by means of a removable cover 9, the sides ofwhich' rest uponthe side flanges of the ash receptacle, and the end of which is providedwith an integral out wardly-extend ng finger piece 10, designed to bereceived into a recess 11 located in the upwardly curved flanged, toproperly posi tion said remo able cover 9, and to provide means forreadily removing thev same. 7

A sliding damper 12, provided with an integral outwardly-extendingfinger piece 13, and further provided with elongated slots 14;. toreceive screws 27 secured in the rear wall of the iron. is slidablyconnected to the rear wall of the iron. The sliding damper 12 has formedthereinopenings 28 corresponding to the openings, or air-inlets 2 1 inthe rear wall of the iron, by which the size of the openings may beregulated by moving said sliding damper 12 along the rear wall of thebody of the iron. An integral, outwardly-extending ledge 15 is formed onthe lower edge of the sliding member 12, which forms a shoulder toreceive the inner edge of the removable cover 9 of the ash pit 7 toprevent accidental displacement of the same.

The cover 16, on its under side, near the rear edge thereof, is providedwith an integral engaging element 29, designed to engage with aprojection 17 secured to'the' rear wall of the iron, which in'thisinstance,

is illustrated as a screw, and by meansof which the rear edge of thecover is properly positioned and held on the body 1. ihe front end ofthe cover 16 is provided with an upwardly-curved extension 18, designedto engage with the nose or front edge 19 of theiron, which extendsabovethe body of the iron, and to which the cover is removably securedin any convenient or de sired manner, the-space between the under sideof the curved portion 18 of the cover 16 and the top of the body of theiron, ad-

jacent to the upwardly-extending nose,

. forming aQflue 20. The handle 21, which may be of any convenient form,is attached to the cover 1n the usual or any sultable man- ,In the.outwardly-extending finger-piece 13 a recess is lrcated, and a spiralspring is located in said recess, which spring bears against the rearwall of the iron, to

at all times keep the damper in its adjusted pcsition' e 1 Y Theinclined stand or rest 22 for the iron, has an open-wo k bottom, throughwhich the bottom of the sad-iron is exposed. and its temperature therebykept down. It is provided with a pair of long legs 23 at the the iron onthe stand. With the iron in this position on the" stand, and theopenings in the rear wall of the iron registering with the "slidingdamper 12, theair will readily pass through the iron and out through thefine in the front, by reason of the opening near the nose being so muchhigher than the rear openings.

Experience has demonstrated that the combination above described isapractical and eflicient one tofaccomplish the ends sought by thisinvention. The construction,

mav, however. be varied in detail by those skilledin such mattersWithout .departing from theinvention.

I claim:;

A hollow sad iron, comprising a main body portion, a removable covertherefor, with a flue formed at their front ends. openings or air inletsin the rear wall of said iron forming draft openings, an ash pitintegrally formed with the brdy of the iron and lccated at the rearthereof. provided with a recess-formed in its'upwardly curved flan e, aremovable cover for said ash pit, a

sliding damper for regulating the size of the draft openings in the rearwall of said iron, said sliding damper located entirely above theremovable cover and provided With a ledge on its lower end adapted to beenga ed by the inner edge of the said removable cover and a finger pieceintegrallv formed with said removable cover adapted to rest in therecess formed in the upwardly curved flange of the ash pit for holdingsaid removable cover in position and forming means for removing saidcover from said ash pit.

This specifica ion si ned and witnessed this 18th day of May, 1915.

JOHN WV. FERGUSON. I

"Witnesses: I Fnnnx C. FISCHER, CLIFFORD A. ALLISTONK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, addressing thef Commissioner of Patents,

U Washington, D. C.

